frivolosity
frivolosity noun: the quality of being frivolous.
Noun
frivolosity (countable and uncountable, plural frivolosities)
- The quality of being frivolous.
- Let us hope, that no frivoloſity of manners, no pride of wealth, of anceſtry and arms, or difference of opinion, will hereafter leſſen thoſe reaſonable enjoyments.1790, Martin Dunsford, Historical Memoirs of the Town and Parish of Tiverton in the County of Devon. Collected from the Best Authorities. With Notes and Observations., 2nd edition, Exeter: […] J....
- Hence that frivolosity of conduct, which pervades all ranks of men, even where the intereſts of eternity are concerned.1792, David Simpson, Strictures on Religious Opinions, and the Best Human Means of Ascertaining the Genuine Doctrines of Christianity: Designed as an Antidote Against the Theological Writings of...
- Something frivolous.
- […]whoſe wisdom lies more (if not in forgetting) yet at leaſt in forgoing frivoloſities, that are ſo Remote to the Souls Redemption, then to fight ſo fiercely and fooliſhly for them[…]1660, Samuel Fisher, Rusticus Ad Academicos in Exercitationibus Expostulatoriis, Apologeticis Quatuor. The Rustick’s Alarm to the Rabbies: or, The Country Correcting the University, and Clergy, and...
- First, at school you get the grossest abominations, exceeding even those of Sodom and Gomorrah, laid upon your heart for a seasoning—a hashy of fornications, adulteries, murders, battles, and unutterable impurities, of gods, with gods and goddesses, giants and incredibilities, frivolosities and...1769, John Barclay, Without Faith, Without God; or, An Appeal to God Concerning His Own Existence. Being an Essay, Proving, from the Scriptures, That the Knowledge of God Comes Not by Nature, Innate...
Examples of frivolosity in a sentence
- Attention to vain and frivolous objects, produces a vanity and frivolosity of taſte and diſpoſition, &c.1795, T[homas] Bryson, A Comprehensive View of the Real Christian’s Character, Privileges, and Obligations: Being the Substance of a Course...
- Avoid four particular defects in converſation: firſt, frivoloſity or uſeleſſneſs, for Jeſus Chriſt declared, “we ſhall be accountable for every idle word.”1804, William Gahan, A Supplement to the Manual of Catholic Piety. Containing an Explanation of the Latin Liturgy, and of the Sacred...
- Eferyding is now at der top notch of gayness und frivolosity und der midsummer madness vich demands dot money should be kept burning is now in der weins of dose present.1904 September 4, George V. Hobart, “Dinkelspiel on Diamonds”, in The Butte Miner, volume XLII, number 32, Butte, Mont., page 9:
- Who’s the dames with an over abundance of frivolosity, awing the old trail hitters of Petticoat lane to shame by wearing their “Phoenix” rolled down?1915 September 30, Poinsett & Son, “Mr. Poinsett Says”, in Florence Bulletin, volume 28, number 29, Florence, Kan.:
Synonyms of frivolosity
Forms of frivolosity
| plural | frivolosities |
|---|---|
| alternative form (nonstandard) | frivolousity |
Origin of frivolosity
From frivol(ous) + -osity.
Questions about frivolosity
- What does frivolosity mean?
- Frivolosity means the quality of being frivolous.
- How do you use frivolosity in a sentence?
- Attention to vain and frivolous objects, produces a vanity and frivolosity of taſte and diſpoſition, &c.
- What part of speech is frivolosity?
- Frivolosity is a noun.
- What is the plural of frivolosity?
- The plural of frivolosity is frivolosities.
Words near frivolosity in the dictionary
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